Still the One by Louisa George

Author:Louisa George
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Louisa George

Chapter 5

“So, give me the goss.” Megan plopped down on the coach seat next to Emma and gave her that all-knowing smile. Two vineyards down and she was what some people might call over-chatty. “If you don’t, I’ll make you sit next to my old Auntie Joyce for the rest of the evening, and she will entertain you with her last eight years’ worth of bowel movement history. Your choice.”

Geez, Emma had forgotten how hard it was to keep secrets from these guys, especially after an afternoon comprising of six wine samples per visit. Twelve small drinks and the urge to confide in her friend was almost overwhelming. But some things were deeply private, and kissing Danny—Daniel—was definitely private. “Nothing to say. No goss.”

“Really? So, yesterday you two were smiling and playing in the kayak. Next thing, you don’t speak to each other at the picnic and then…nothing? Really?”

Not nothing. They’d stared grimly at each other across the bonfire. Paddled back with stony faces and Daniel’s eyes burning a hole in her back. Then she’d made excuses about a headache and left them all to it.

“Again. Nothing to tell.” Emma folded her arms across her chest. She was not going to talk about Daniel Wade when he was up the front of the coach driving the damned thing. Worse, every time she glanced up at his rearview mirror she could see his brooding eyes. He was refusing to look back at her. They needed to talk.

No—actually, she needed to leave this damned island regardless of how lovely it was and that her best friends and family were here and it felt a lot like…home. She hadn’t realized until she’d come back that there’d been a hole in her life that being with these guys filled. But she couldn’t spend the rest of her life living close to her ex. She’d die of sexual frustration. And spend every minute wondering whether she had, indeed, done the right thing. “I’m sorry, Meg, but there just isn’t anything I want to talk about where Daniel Wade is concerned.”

“Sweetie, listen, you’re my Maid of Honor. You have to do everything I ask. And I’m asking…what went down on the beach?” The bossy bride bit her lips together and giggled. “I’m hoping it was Danny? Or you? Go you. I saw you both up near that old tree- very…er…secluded.”

“No! Oh my God. No. No way. On the beach? With you guys arriving any second? No.” Not that it hadn’t crossed Emma’s mind when he was rubbing his hands over her body.

“Interesting.”

“What is?”

“You said, No way! On a beach? Not: No way! I want a divorce.” Megan’s voice was a little loud.

Emma looked around, everyone else was singing along to the Christmas music coming through the speakers, thankfully no-one had heard the D word. She lowered her voice hoping Megan would do the same. “Yeah. And that too.”

“Say it and mean it.”

The wine took over. She had to talk this through with someone before she self- combusted.

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